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Law of Unintended Consequences
Every law produces an anticipated effect, but it will also cause an unexpected result
Frédéric Bastiat, the great French legislator, economist, and writer detailed in his work, That Which is Seen, and that Which is Not Seen, the unintended consequence of government action.
He wrote: [A]n act, a habit, an institution, a law, gives birth not only to an effect, but to a series of effects. Of these effects, the first only is immediate; it manifests itself simultaneously with its cause — it is seen. The others unfold in succession — they are not seen: it is well for us, if they are foreseen.
When it comes to politics and economics, there isn't a better way to describe the consequences of government action. Every law produces an anticipated effect, but it will also cause an unexpected result. The sooner the unforeseen can be uncovered (in the best circumstances this will occur prior to enactment); the better the public can adjust or remedy the situation. Unfortunately, U.S. lawmakers and the administration act (or fail to act in certain circumstances) every day and with that comes inadvertent costs to the public.
The unintended consequences are especially profound when policymakers dive into areas where they have limited expertise. How many aviation maintenance specialists were members of the last Congress? You guessed it: none. There were a handful of lawmakers with experience as pilots or as aviation industry executives, but there were no aviation mechanics, repair station owners, or A&Ps in Congress. In fact, most lawmakers have never even run a business. Additionally, there is already a complex regime of rules and mandates in place regulating the aviation industry. So, it shouldn't come as a complete surprise that Congress, when legislating in the aviation maintenance arena, creates unintended consequences.
The voice of aviation maintenance
This is where the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) enters the picture. ARSA is the voice of aviation maintenance in our nation's capital educating lawmakers and regulators about the consequences of their actions. The association is engaged on behalf of certificated repair stations on a daily basis with those creating policy that will directly impact the aviation maintenance sector. In other words, ARSA is here to limit the impact when policymakers give "birth not only to an effect, but to a series of effects."
The most recent FAA reauthorization is illustrative of ARSA's role in the process. Until recently, the FAA was operating based on policies and funding levels set by Congress in the 2003 law VISION-100, which granted the agency operating authority through 2007. In February 2012, following 23 extensions of VISION-100, Congress finally enacted legislation (the FAA Modernization & Reform Act) setting new policies and priorities for the agency. The process was long and arduous and ARSA was engaged throughout.
In the formulation of the new policies, it was clear key lawmakers had their sights set on contract maintenance. Legislation impacting the aviation maintenance industry was inevitable; ARSA's goal was to lessen the negative consequences (both intended and unintended).
One proposal would have mandated FAA inspections of all certificated foreign repair stations regardless of bilateral agreements. The intended consequences were apparent (duplicative, burdensome inspections for repair stations), but the unforeseen were not so obvious (the collapse of the U.S.-E.U. bilateral safety agreement, increased certification costs for U.S. repair stations).
In the end, the industry's efforts paid off. The final bill codified FAA policy requiring that foreign repair stations be inspected annually by agency safety inspectors in a manner consistent with BASAs. It also ensured the FAA can carry out additional inspections based on identified risk. The FAA need not perform duplicative inspections in areas where there are BASAs in place. There will still be consequences, both intended and unintended, but they will be limited because of the Association's early engagement with key lawmakers.
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Structured finance deals of a type last seen before the financial crisis are set to come back in 2013, according to market experts, as a nascent credit boom, coupled with low interest rates, spurs banks and investment firms to test the market for high-yielding, riskier assets.
Speaking to CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange", Brian Reynolds, chief market strategist at Rosenblatt Securities, forecast a resurrection in issuance of CDOs (collateralized debt obligations), an asset-backed security that gained notoriety during the financial crisis in 2008.
"The big story this year has not been the record issuance of corporate bonds – that is a big story in and of itself – but because demand is outstripping supply, we have begun to shift to structured finance," Reynolds told CNBC on Wednesday.
"At the end of last year we started to see a surge in CLO [collateralized loan obligation] issuance, and now we are going to start to see a surge in CDO issuance. These are the same instruments that were used in the last credit boom, which turned out to be one of the greatest credit booms in history, from 2003 to 2007."
CDOs, which are collateralized against an asset pool comprising of a variety of bonds and other fixed income securities, were blamed for the 2008 financial crisis. Investors purchase a "tranche" of the CDO comprising different types of debt with varying degrees of credit risk. The riskier the tranche, the more it pays.
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Last week, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported that Germany's Deutsche Bank had recently launched a CDO worth $8.7 billion, citing sources it did not identify. The German newspaper said the investors – who were all institutional – would receive interest of between 8 percent and 14 percent.
"To us, those high yields indicate why we think CDOs will be in demand, but also illustrate the heightened level of risk involved for the financial system," Reynolds wrote in a research note on Monday, commenting on the deal.
"The story noted that Deutsche established its non-core operations unit last week with $125 billion of assets, ranging from securitized positions to a Las Vegas casino, and plans to reduce that to under $70 billion by March, as part of its efforts to raise its capital ratios," Reynolds said.
"The story doesn't explicitly say so, but we believe that means there are more CDOs to come from this bank."
On Thursday, Deutsche Bank released full-year earnings, posting a major loss following writedowns. But shares were 2.5 percent higher after the lender reported better than expected capital ratios.
At its annual press conference following the results, co-CEO Anshu Jain was asked to confirm whether the bank had issued a CDO in order to improve its capital ratio.
Jain replied: "The deal to which I think you are referring, is one where we chose to de-risk our existing assets, to be sold to a highly sophisticated hedge fund, purpose-built to purchase investments like these.
"And the structure that was used, was, I believe, a CDO."
He added: "CDOs themselves are not illegitimate investments. They were the cause of significant losses in the 2005-2008 period, specifically in conjunction with sub-prime CDOs, and some of the selling practices, and who bought them."
While few reports of CDOs from other banks have emerged, several CLOs - which are similar in structure to CDOs, but securitized purely against loans - were launched in January by the likes of Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Citi. The CLOs ranged in size from $515 million to $1.3 billion.
According to Reuters Loan Pricing Corporation (LPC), CLO issuance in the U.S. reached $6.4 billion this month (as of January 28), versus a monthly average of $7.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Meanwhile, London's Financial Times reported on Tuesday that Pramerica and Cairn Capital are vying to be the first to launch a CLO deal in Europe since 2007. Both institutions were major participants in the leveraged loan space prior to 2007.
Pre-crisis, CLOs were often used to fund leveraged buyouts (LBOs), particularly in Europe where the high yield credit space was less developed than in the U.S.
While LBO-related loan volumes remain low, the still-unconsummated leveraged buyout of Dell is seen by some as a precursor to a revival in jumbo-sized deals.
(Read More: Microsoft May Invest $1-$3 Billion in Dell Buyout)
According to a note from Steven Miller, the head of leveraged research at Standard & Poor's Capital IQ, Dell's purchase price will be around $22 billion, based on market capitalization, meaning the proposed deal will be the largest since 2008.
"While Dell may be an outlier in terms of size (due to Michael Dell's large ownership stake and a potential $1-3 billion investment from Microsoft), arrangers say the pace of front-end activity for deals of $5 billion or more has quickened," wrote Miller in a note last week.
"Players are increasingly optimistic LBO activity will trend higher in the months ahead, making 2013 a more fruitful year for deal-making than 2012."
Outside the LBO space, Reynolds said banks might want to use collateralized deals to shed poor quality assets, in order to meet the higher capital ratios required by regulators since the crisis.
"We are confident that regulators never figured on Deutsche improving their capital ratios by 'selling their assets' by stuffing them into CDOs, an asset class that has been virtually dead for five years," said Reynolds in Monday's note.
"When other banks see how easy it was for Deutsche to raise their capital ratios by stuffing items from the closet into a CDO, they will follow suit."
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Competent and a good value – I have had three machines serviced here. One was a serger they serviced in 2009, and I also had two different Berninas serviced this year.
On all occasions I have found them to be honest about what they could and could not do. The serger was old and the parts were no longer available. They did what they could to keep it going and warned me what would fail eventually. It bought me another 10 months with the machine, and I was happy for that because it gave me time to figure out what I would get to replace it.
The second time I went in with a thread jam in a Bernina. The tech insisted on opening up the machine right there in front of me. He quickly resolved the jam and carried the machine out to my car--refusing to be paid for this service.
The third time I took in a high-end Bernina that I have had some issues with. It is a good machine overall but seems to need above average servicing. The last time I had it into my dealer (for a simple recalibration), it took 16 days for it to be returned. When it was ailing last month, I decided to give these guys a try. They had it ready in just 5 business days. It worked perfectly when I got it home. I wasn't in a rush to get it back this time, but I got the feeling they might be able to accommodate that.
These other reviews sound terrible, but all I can say is on three separate occasions, dealing with three different sales people who did not know me, I got great treatment and service. I will go here again because they employ more than one full-time repair person. I feel this increases my odds of getting my machine back more quickly.
Excellent service and informative – Let me be first to say, when reading other peoples version of satisfaction I am skeptical. I as a business owner, I instill in my employees, that customer is not always right. Therefor I want to here the complaint, then I will judge if it is valid, and if not we do not need them as customer. If you think this is wrong, then I must have been doing it wrong for the last 30 plus years.
My experience with this company seems to differ from what these people are saying. I found the owner to be extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Not pushy, not snobbish, just down to earth, realistic and there to make a living not to be my friend. I got parts I needed for machines few others even know about. The cost was reasonable and they were "on hand". The gentleman even took the time to give me information about my wife's' oddball machines that no one services anymore.
I will do business there again.
Repair took 12 1/2 Weeks – I took my Bernina in July 6. It was dead. No power, would not turn on.
SMS determined it would need a circuit board and needed to ordered it. The part came in July 27. On July 30, it was determined, it was the wrong board. The tech called Bernina, and suggested another board. Another part ordered. By mid August, the part arrived. It was determined, the machined needed 2 boards. I will credit them giving me a discount on one of the board. The first return of the machine was Sept 8.
However, when the machine was returned to me, after paying $550, the tech did not do a thorough quality check. I had an error and the thread cutter did not work. Also, the module for my stitch regulator was missing from the cover. So I sent the machine back, the next day.
The tech discovered my cover was mixed up with another Bernina, and had been sent home with another customer. Now it is Sept 21, the Bernina is repaired and home with me.
Sewing Machine Service Co., Renton, WA – They have a strict no returns policy, which benefits them especially when the staff is incompetent.
I purchased a pedal for my sewing machine with the help of a salesperson. I tried for weeks to get the pedal to work, without success. When I tried to return the pedal because it didn't ever work, I was told by the salesperson that he couldn't give me anything for it because of their policy. Essentially, I gave that store $40 for poor customer service.
I will never go there again and recommend that anyone that needs sewing machine repair go somewhere else.
They Were Not Honest With Me – When my Kenmore sewing machine completely locked up, my daugher's high school home ec teacher recommended this repair shop, saying that they serviced all of her classroom's sewing machines.
I dropped my machine off for a diagnostic assessment, and a week later they called with bad news. So much broken thread was wrapped around the mechanisms that it would cost $200 for them to remove it all. I was told it was very extensive and would be very labor intensive. I did not authorize the repair, as my machine didn't even cost $200 when it was new.
When I went to pick up my machine, an employee insisted on carrying it out to the car for me, and along the way he "informed" me that companies like Kenmore and Singer deliberately manufacture inferior sewing machines that are designed to wear out or break beyond repair in a short amount of time to force people to buy new machines to replace them.
Months passed and I bought a new sewing maching (not from this shop), and I decided to try to clear out all the broken thread from my old Kenmore. I put the machine on a towel, got scissors and tweezers, and removed the casing over the mechanism. I was stunned. There was not a single broken thread, and barely any lint. It was essentially clean as a whistle. However, when I put the machine on its side, a small piece of broken needle fell out. Apparently that had been the reason my sewing maching locked up. I simply replaced the casing and the machine works just fine.
I've never had any company lie this blatantly to me before. I never did go back to them, as I had already purchased a new machine and I felt that too much time had passed. But based on this experience, I cannot recommend this repair shop to anyone.
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Fort Wayne-based 3Rivers Federal Credit Union ($750 million in assets) has become the first credit union to roll out Picture Pay, a mobile photo bill pay solution from Malauzai Software Inc and Allied Payment Network.
The solution will allow 3Rivers customers to pay bills by taking a picture of the bill with their smartphone. Once a member takes a picture of a bill with their smartphone, they then enter the amount and payment date and the bill is paid. The credit union is offering Picture Pay as a separate mobile application in addition to its existing mobile banking app. Currently, around 17 percent of 3Rivers' active checking account users utilize its mobile platforms, the credit union said.
Mobile photo bill pay is a growing trend in the industry. Earlier this year, several financial institutions, including U.S. Bank, BBVA Compass and City Bank Texas announced they were rolling out Mitek Systems' mobile photo bill pay solution.
"Mobile adoption continues to dramatically increase among our members, and the addition of mobile bill pay fills a void in our mobile platform that members have been requesting for quite some time," said Melissa Shaw, marketing communication manager for 3Rivers in a statement. "The addition of Picture Pay enables us to fulfill our members' need for a simple mobile bill pay solution, as well as increase mobile adoption and member satisfaction."
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@Rom Ron, stop trying to make sense of all of this! David Byrne and Rab C. Nesbitt – two fine Scots sartorialists gracing the electronic pages of Velominati at last. »
@Ron Cargo pants? Don't get me started on those!I had to wear a tie in 1st grade. I was 4 years old. I learned how to tie it back then. And the guys who wear cargo pants with a jacket and tie? The jacket is at least a couple of sizes too big as is the col… »
@Ron Where's Professor Steampunk's opinion on this? I suspect it's the same. A few years ago I was at the Art Institute of Chicago in February. It was insanely cold with the wind chill being dangerous. A woman at the AIC was wearing strappy summer-type … »
@cyclebrarian Oh don't get me started ranting at this early hour . . . had a person visit my place of work last December. She bent over. I really didn't want to see what I saw. Really? Jeans that fit too much to ask? Folks who think their personal "dre… »
@Mikael Liddy Exactly. Degenkolb's socks were too long and had ugly stripes around the top and Fabs wore some lululemon tights his wife gave him. Both wore ball caps. Terpstra looked fantastic. »
@RondeVan Are you talking about what the winner has on his head or the fact that Davide Rebellin is standing there too? »
@RedRanger Ok, here's the difference between Herr Cancellara and Signor Katusha: Fabian's helmet is at a jaunty angle, the latter's is simply askew. A subtle difference, but it is there for sure. Checking my reflection in windows? You bet I do. »
Excellent stuff! Looking good should be as important as a well-maintained machine. It's really not that difficult to do a bit of coordination – you simply buy clothing/gear based on a few colors/patters, etc. This extends beyond the bike. I regularly wear… »
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@chrismurphy92 Indeed. Look at the clothing on the podium: Fabs wearing a ball cap and hideous leggings/tights. Degenkolb wearing awful socks and a ball cap (at least it looks like the "tache" is gone.) Terpstra looked like a million $$. The proper cap,… »
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@Floridian True, but with Roubaix it's a combo of luck and skill in knowing how to read/ride the stones and few do it better than Boonen. How knows, maybe he'll take a long shot flyer again and make everyone chase. No nasty hills on Sunday . . . Win #5 … »
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@The Oracle Yeah, first ride sans shoe covers, cap and long-fingered gloves. Felt so good and light. It was a damn long winter . . . »
@dissolved That really is too sad. It doesn't sound good either. That'll make for a seriously motivated Vansummeren on Sunday though. Imagine the emotions if he wins . . . . »
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I've read a few threads here about this problem. Had not until now experienced it. Running Robohelp 8.02 locally on the C drive, creating projects locally. Yesterday, no problem. At some point today, suddenly it was taking much longer to save and load. Normally saves are a second or two, sometimes 10 to 30 seconds. Now its a minute and half to two minutes more often than not. And long delays loading the project.
I did nothing out of the ordinary today. Tried restart, ditching the project .cpd file, even did the fix mentioned on Peter Grainger's site. Nothing seems to help. I thought at first something got corrupted today in my project. Set about starting over with yesterday's backed up, thiniing that would bypass the problem content. But it's the same thing with yesterday's project.
Everything still works, which is the good news. But I'd rather not wait so long, and defer saves for that reason. Any ideas?
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Hi Michael
The only thing that comes to mind here is that perhaps you haven't organized topics into folders and you have the whole project lumped together inside a single folder. Is that by chance the case? If so, perhaps it's time to begin thinking about rearranging things by sorting topics into folders of similar topics.
Cheers... Rick
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Or perhaps your network guys changed the way your antivirus is checking files? We've had problems in the past with the AV checking every time it opens and closes every file, which slowed things down considerably, especially when using source control.
Thanks for your comments folks. I may have figured this one out. Also, perhaps those fixes did help.
Further testing reveals that opening projects and topics seems to work well now. One topic takes forever to save. Happens to be a topic with hundreds of imagemap links. So I replicated the topic from scratch, progressively copying in sections and saving. Sure enough, it took longer and longer to save. Got to the part where I added 3 or 4 text links (which is the point at which I noticed the problem on Friday), and it takes even longer. Seems to be hitting some kind of limit.
What's encouraging is that it's not global now. That's where I suspect the fixes mentioned have helped. It's only this one topic that seems affected. Also encouraging that there is no corruption. Just too many links.
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Can you tell us what changes you made that seemed to improve things? It could help others that come here searching for a similar issue.
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I did two things. First tossed the CPD file. Second, added the renamed TXT files as mentioned by Peter Grainger here:
http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/rh8/using_rh8.htm (see "RH8 is slow opening topics in the WYSIWYG editor").
I cannot be sure of the effect, but was having the problem (it seemed) in a more general way before applying those fixes. Now it's clearly local, with the long save limited to one problem topic. So thanks again to all you helpful people. Very reassuring to be able to come here and ask.


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Fascinating story and pictures, Jazak'Allahu Khairan for sharing Sr. Kathy
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(CNN) – He was an adventurer, a scholar, and possibly a spy — but as Dutchman Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje proved with his rare 1885 photographs and sound recordings of Mecca, he was also a pioneering multimedia journalist.
Snouck's extraordinary collection of sepia-tinted images of Mecca in a bygone age have gone on display in Dubai ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage that originally drew him to the heart of Islam.
Accompanied by crackling, eerie soundscapes captured by Snouck using Thomas Edison's newly-invented wax cylinders, the exhibition paints a very different picture from the ornate and built-up Mecca familiar to modern visitors.
Among the newly-restored platinum prints, one image taken from a nearby hillside shows the Kaaba, the instantly recognizable cubic building considered by Muslims to be the holiest place on the planet.
But though the galleried compound which surrounds it is echoed by Mecca's contemporary architecture, the sparsely-built city of Snouck's era bears only a passing resemblance, as do the rudimentary travelers' tents on the dusty plains outside the city.
The images are all the more astounding, says Elie Domit — creative director of Dubai's Empty Quarter gallery, which is hosting the exhibition — when one considers the lengths he went to to get them.
"People tend to forget the situation because cameras today are so versatile and light," he told CNN. "In Snouck's day they probably weighed about 40 kilos, and he needed to take all the chemicals for developing, which he would have done on site."
"And he not only took photographs, but also recorded sounds. Can you just imagine going there and going through all the hardship to record that moment in history? It's fascinating."
Also fascinating, says Domit, is the story of Snouck himself. A pioneering traveler, he was a rare Western presence in Mecca, but embraced the culture and religion of his hosts with passion, converting to Islam.
He stayed for five months, documenting the run-up to Hajj, but although he had intended to stay for the pilgrimage, he was forced to leave after unfounded accusations of his involvement in an attempt to steal a historical artifact.
"Being one of the first Europeans, people were suspicious of his agenda, particularly as he had gained the confidence of the Ottoman leader," added Domit.
"So when they heard the rumor he was a thief, he had to escape — leaving his camera equipment behind."
The equipment wasn't wasted. After Snouck's departure, Al-Sayyid Abd al-Ghaffar, a local physician that the Dutchman had worked alongside, began using the camera, possibly becoming Mecca's first home-grown photographer.
Al-Ghaffar continued sending his images to Snouck in The Netherlands. Many of the photographs were originally credited solely to Snouck but they are now jointly credited, with experts unable to tell who shot what.
The images, archived by Leiden University Library, were published four years after Snouck's trip. Original copies of the album now sell for about $45,000, according to the gallery.
There was, says Domit, more to Snouck than pictures and sound.
"He never said himself that he was a spy because there was no Hollywood to pay tons of money for his inside story, but there have been many documents and historians claiming this.
"Most likely he was working as an agent of espionage in order to furnish information to the Dutch who had an interest in finding out about Muslim insurgents trying to topple the colonialism of the Netherlands.
"But he was also very convinced about the state of Islam, very knowledgeable and very dedicated. He was a kind of dichotomy: Here was a guy sent on a mission, but after he arrived he was convinced by and converted to Islam.
"I'm sure in terms of his personality, it was quite difficult."
According to Domit, Snouck also left behind a pregnant Ethiopian wife when he fled Mecca, but later married again while working in the what is now Indonesia. "He married several times, I believe. Very convenient when the Dutch government is paying your bill."
Mecca: A Dangerous Adventure — Snouck Hurgronje's early photographs 1885 is showing until December 6 at Dubai's Empty Quarter Gallery.
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The Junior Woman's Club hosted an evening of shopping Thursday at St. Paul's in Westfield to benefit the Cancer Stinks Children's Foundation.
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At 10, the well-spoken philanthropist has a handshake most CEOs would covet, but Nicholas wasn't always as strong and upbeat as he was Thursday evening. After being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2006, at the age of 3, Nicholas faced a long, arduous battle that included three and a half years of chemotherapy. The treatment left him with many physical challenges. He had to learn to sit, crawl, stand and walk again through intense physical therapy.
During the summer of 2008, Nicholas was frustrated by the toll the disease was taking on him. Sitting at his kitchen table, he took a piece of paper and wrote the word "Cancer." He then asked his mother, Amy, how to spell "Stinks," and then drew a flower. The idea for the foundation was created in that moment.
"We knew it was something special and it was Nicholas' way of telling the world how a child felt having cancer," Nicholas' mom Amy writes on the foundation's website. "Right away he wanted to put it on something and with the help of some friends we made t-shirts with Nicholas' new logo."
On June 7, 2010 Nicholas celebrated not only his eighth birthday but also his one year anniversary of being cancer-free. Regaining his strength, the boy from Berkeley Heights decided it was time to spread his message of hope.
Together with his family, Nicholas has delivered 140 care boxes known as "Nights of Love Packages" to sick children in New Jersey hospitals. Remembering his long, often frightening nights in the hospital, Nicholas said he wanted to bring children the comforts of home. The packages include the official Cancer Stinks stuffed, plush bear "Brownie," an impact-resistant, washable, huggable night light that never gets hot to the touch, and a picture frame to keep a photo of loved ones near the child's bedside.
"I wanted to make the kids feel like they're at home," explained Nicholas, who will be making two deliveries to South Jersey hospitals in the near future. "I want to be able to deliver them to kids all over the United States of America."
The package also contains a letter written by Nicholas (see photo attached) encouraging children to stay strong and never give up. Over the past two years, the cancer survivor has given numerous speeches, organized collections and participated in many events to help raise money for the cancer community, including a recent talk at the Lincoln Hubbard school in Summit.
"For Nicholas to be able to go into schools and speak to other kids, it really gives them a new understanding," said Amy. "We deliver the care packages as a family because when families meet Nicholas and they see how healthy he is, it gives them hope."
On Friday, Nov. 16, Nicholas will be honored at the Valerie Fund's Gala at the Short Hills Hilton, where he will be named an ambassador.
"When I found out, I nearly fainted to the ground," said Nicholas, who added that while he is thrilled to be honored in this way and looks forward to receiving a medal, like most 10-year-old boys, he isn't thrilled about having to wear a suit.
"It's really special for us and close to our hearts because Nicholas received his treatment at the Valerie Center," noted Amy.
A portion of the proceeds from Thursday evening's sales were donated to the foundation, which is run out of the family's basement.
Janette Puskar of Summit displayed colorful clothing for girls created by Matilda Jane. Puskar, who hosts in-home trunk shows, said she was happy to be part of the fundraiser.
"My father passed away from melanoma, so I'm glad to do anything to fight the disease," she said.
Not wanting older patients to feel left out, Nicholas is adding headphones to sleek, black packages for children ages 11 and older. Assisting him in his efforts is his younger brother and the foundation's vice president, Ryan.
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Ancient Greece is the civilization that existed roughly between the 8th century BC and 600 AD, and Delphi was said to represent the center of it. Reputedly built on the spot where Zeus' eagles collided when they were released from opposite ends of the earth, the ancient town is littered with intriguing monuments from this fascinating period of history.
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Leaves basal or cauline, alternate, opposite, or whorled, generally simple and toothed (to pinnately compound); stipules 0 or generally deciduous
Inflorescence: spike, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary in axils; bracted
Flower generally bisexual, generally radial, opening at dawn or dusk; hypanthium sometimes prolonged beyond ovary (measured from ovary tip to sepal base); sepals generally 4(27); petals generally 4 (or as many as sepals, rarely 0), often "fading" darker; stamens generally 4 or 8(2), anthers 2-chambered, opening lengthwise, pollen generally interconnected by threads; ovary inferior, chambers generally 4 (sometimes becoming 1), placentas axile or parietal, ovules 1many per chamber, style 1, stigma 4-lobed (or lobes as many as sepals), club-shaped, or hemispheric
Fruit: capsule, loculicidal (sometimes berry or indehiscent and nut-like)
Seeds sometimes winged or hair-tufted
Genera in family: 15 genera, ± 650 species: worldwide, especially w North America; many cultivated (Clarkia, Epilobium, Fuchsia, Gaura, Oenothera )
Reference: [Munz 1965 North America Fl II 5:1278]
Stem generally erect, < 1 m, slender; hairs 0 to dense, rarely glandular
Leaves cauline, alternate (or lowest subopposite), entire, petioled or not, narrow-lanceolate
Inflorescence: flowers axillary, pedicelled or not, opening at dawn
Flower: hypanthium inconspicuous; sepals 4, staying fused in 2's or all coming free; petals 4, 0.58 mm, white, with 12 yellow or greenish spots at base, fading pink or red; stamens 8, those opposite sepals larger, pollen ± yellow; ovary chambers 2, stigma generally not beyond anthers, generally touching them, generally ± spheric
Fruit: capsule, ± cylindric or flat; valves 4, all generally coming free, generally equal
Seeds fewmany, generally all maturing, generally appressed to septum, alternate or subopposite between chambers, in each chamber generally in 1 row and generally not overlapped, 0.52.3 mm, ovoid, glabrous or hairy, brown or gray mottled with brown; appendages 0
Species in genus: ± 9 species: w North America, 2 South America
Etymology: (C. Gay, French author of Flora of Chile, 18001873)
Reference: [Lewis & Szweykowski 1964 Brittonia 16:343391]
Self-compatible; taxa with petals < 3 mm self-pollinated.
Stem < 40 cm; branches generally below, not forked
Leaves 12.5 cm, not much reduced above
Inflorescence: 1st flower 13 nodes above base
Flower: petals 1.31.8 mm; larger stamens 0.81.5 mm; ovary hairy or not
Fruit 1015 mm, > pedicel, flat, ± grooved along midline, smooth or slightly knobby; lateral 2 valves not attached, wider
Seeds 1035, appressed or above ascending, subopposite, glabrous or densely puberulent
Chromosomes: 2n=28
Ecology: Wet meadows, drying margins
Elevation: 10004000 m.
Bioregional distribution: High Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, Tehachapi Mountain Area, Western Transverse Ranges, Warner Mountains
Distribution outside California: to Washington, Alberta, Colorado
Probably from hybrids between G. decipiens, G. humile.
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Before Baron can spread the cream cheese, though, Steve Arnold, PG&E's chief tax executive, sails up to her. "I love your first name — what's the story behind it?" he asks. Breakfast waits another 20 minutes while Baron, a student at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, tells him about her parents' hippie phase (her name is Hindu but her family is not). Then she neatly segues into how she's using her finance skills to help her father with his San Diego–based surfboard business.
Despite the friendly patter, there's little that is casual about this conversation. Baron, on the hunt for a high-level finance job, is trying to make a strong impression while deciding whether PG&E presents a better opportunity than the other three companies with which she is currently talking. Arnold, meanwhile, is trying to promote his company as a cool place to work while getting a sense of whether Baron could ever hack it as a replacement for him — or, someday, the CFO.
Scenarios like this are playing out all over the country, as companies increasingly look to MBAs to fill critical gaps in their succession-planning efforts for top roles in finance and beyond. The recruiting processes can be elaborate and time-intensive, as executives like Arnold take the opportunity to get to know candidates in casual and formal settings, in large groups and one-on-ones. In fact, recruiting MBAs might be among the more robust hiring processes a company undertakes these days, with more executive-level involvement than ever in picking future leaders.
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On Chinese fur farms, for example, foxes and raccoon dogs are confined in rows of wire mesh cages that are only 90cm long, 70cm wide and 60 cm high. These cages sometimes house two animals.
Fur-farm "living conditions" do not allow the animals to behave at all naturally and as a result they develop abnormal (stereotypic) behaviours, including bobbing their heads up and down, biting their fur, sucking their tails, pacing and repeatedly turning in circles.
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Conditions and killing techniques on fur farms do not take into account the welfare of the animals. For example, mink are usually gassed with carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, in a 'killing box' that varies in size, but in Europe tends to contain 30 to 50 mink at a time; many actually die from suffocation rather than gassing.
Larger animals, like foxes and raccoon dogs, are commonly electrocuted. Animals are also killed by injection, but it is never possible to humanely inject a wild and fearful animal.
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Do you have performance / recommendation info on the Aquia EL (CST 414M)?
We have plenty of TOTO Aquia toilets for the Seattle area now.
We just picked up 40 of them.
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Do you have performance / recommendation info on the Aquia EL (CST 414M)?
CST414M: CT414 bowl, ST413M tank 800 on the MaP test
Meets Los Angeles specification (SPS) for water savings sustainability
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Thanks, I was hoping for some plumber / consumer recommendations.
I want to replace 2 toilets (one white, one biscuit, both elongated). I can get a rebate for using the high efficiency toilets.
Is the EcoUltramax good?
The Aquia is good looking, but I heard it is harder to install.
None of these toilets are hard to install, but some are different. Plumbers don't like different. You have to drill some additional holes to mount the adapter to the floor over a normal toilet. Also, the water supply might have to be moved over, since they have a skirt that is sometimes wider than standard. Since many installations are not standard in the first place, you may not have to move anything.
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The Toto Aquia works very well, I had one installed in my home for two years. It does take a little more time to install.
The Toto Eco Drake works well too. An easy installation.
something to be aware of though
if you are install an aquia in a visible area such as I was (pedestal sink, doorway facing entrance) the rough-in sticks out the back and is very visible
had to return and now thinking of a carlyle as a substitute (wife wants skirted toilet)
Have you seen problems with condensation on the Aquia? If so, is there an insulation kit to reduce the problem?
There is no problem with condensation.
ANY toilet, even an insulated one, can have condensation on it if it is in a high use situation. The only way around that is live in a desert or put a mixer on it to warm the water up.
Jim DeBruycker
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You can see the end of the adapter on the Aquia, if you are looking from the side.
If you are looking from this angle, it's hidden on the back side.
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"The RNC sent Feldman to Alaska to help handle the press after the GOP presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain tapped then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential pick,'' Roll Call wrote.
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Ian...all my driving and burning trash is paying off...your supposed to maybe get 20" of the white stuff...
I like it...
Ian...all my driving and burning trash is paying off...your supposed to maybe get 20" of the white stuff...
I like it...
Yes, it does look like Cass has been driving again. We've got over 2 feet of the white stuff at home. Fortunately (or perhaps not) I am currently not in DC. I am in Cape Town for work at the moment: temperature 75 degrees and getting hotter.
I have not been on the forum much recently because of this. Also, because of all my DIY at home I have neglected the car. So for a few more weeks I'll be over at my car forum.
When I am back in the US I will be:
i) changing my brake lines
ii) changing my drums, shoes and cylinders
iii) changing the oil in the front and rear diffs.
If my car still exists with all this snow of course.
Dirty Cass. Godless Conservatives and their filthy driving habits.
Hopefully some of it is still there for you to dig out when you get back...
It went out to sea and missed us entirely...
I think it was more the trash I was burning than the driving...Now Ian...where have you ever heard of a Godless Conservative...
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I can't beleive how hot it is getting...there is another snow storm coming....
It's actually very clear.
You can trace the source back to dirty Americans.
And if you look real close, just one of them is to blame. Trash burning Cass.
He made me turn Progressive.
It's unproven hype with a political agenda.
I just want to say that today is HOT, so the global warming issue is back on.
Ban F150s.
It sounds contradictory, but the idea is actually based on a natural polluter -- volcanoes. Kintisch points out that nearly 20 years before the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland shut down air traffic across Europe, a much bigger volcano in the Philippines affected the climate over a much broader area.
"In 1991, when Mount Pinatubo erupted, it put tons of sulfur into the stratosphere," he says. "Those sulfur aerosols cooled the planet."
So if we found ourselves in a climate crisis where oceans were rising rapidly and coastal areas were flooding, some scientists think "we could mimic the cooling effect of natural volcanoes and make man-made volcanoes by putting our own gunk, essentially, up in the upper atmosphere," Kintisch says
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The half life of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is measured in decades.
Committing to a program of injecting crud into the atmosphere to reduce whole-earth albedo might work on paper, but it's hardly a solution to exponentially increasing use of greenhouse-gas emitting energy sources in a rapidly developing world economy, any more than a life-jacket is the solution to a rising tide. Long term, stemming the flow is both cheaper & more reliable.
Geo-engineering can't be taken on lightly- the potential for unintended consequences of disasterous proportion are high, (a cure worse than the disease?) Counting on winning it with a Hail Mary pass or a 3-pointer at the buzzer is essentially no game plan at all.


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When the stresses of the working day become too much, or even if the stresses of being a student become too, err... cosmic, the Laser Sphere is a supremely psychedelic way to chill out. Projecting all kinds of freaky-good laser patterns onto the ceiling, you'll feel like you've been transported to a Pink Floyd show (Piper At The Gates Of Dawn-era Floyd, that is, none of that Wall rubbish). Just plug it in when you're in need of a cosmic pick-me-up and let the day float away…
It comes with a removable lid so that, if you should feel that way inclined, you can confine the laser to the sphere itself or let all those reds, blues, greens purples and whatever else fill up the whole room. So whether the moment needs a little bit of quiet ambience or a full-on sensory explosion, this colour-phasing little life-lightener has got you covered. Covered in goooood vibes, obviously. Perfect for the bedroom, the lounge or even outdoors (though don't expect to be able to see the colours reflect off the lunar surface), the Laser Sphere is one of our favourite ways to totally relax. Man.
- A beautiful, relaxing laser projector for when you want to chill out.
- Multi-coloured, phasing laser lights.
- Can be used with or without the lid - with lid makes a nice orb, without lets the light go everywhere.
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- Suitable for ages 8 years +.
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Great product
I was a bit dubious about how well the Laser Sphere would work having watched the video and how amazing it looked, and I have to say wow! It is exactly as it appears in the video, amazing smoky orb of smouldering colour with the lid on and mesmerising laser display with the lid off. Bought this as a gift for my friend's birthday, but once we'd opened it to test it out, we ordered another one and kept that one for ourselves! Highly recommend this light!
Good for the price
When I got the Laser Sphere and set it up it was absolutely fantastic. However, after about 3-4 days of sporadic use it's started making a rather loud rattling noise whenever it's on. Pretty sure it's the motor that turns the lights around. While this isn't a problem when you're listening to music which drowns it out, if you just want to sit in peace and quiet and watch it, it's very distracting.
Brilliant Product
I bought this Laser Sphere as a gift for my mum - she loves it. It was supposed to be for her bedroom to help her relax at night but she loves it so much she has it in her front room! We tested it first and love it ourselves so much we have bought one for our house too. This is a really nice calming light display and it's very easy to just sit and chill out and watch.
Lovely little gadget.
I absolutely love this. It works well as a lamp to illuminate the surrounding area when the cover is on, and when you take it off... wow. It really does light up the room in all different colours. My one gripe about it would be that it's predominantly red, and there's always red there which gives the other colours less time to shine through. Other than that it's a perfect little gadget, great for young and old alike I think. Would recommend.
Great Buy
I haven't actually seen the Laser Sphere as I had it shipped direct to my friend's son who has been pretty poorly. The news was that he absolutely loves it - his Mum also agrees that the lights are pretty cool and found it really relaxing to just lie down and watch. This is really great value for money.
Awesome Light
The Laser Sphere really is an awesome light. After buying one for my son's 18th and really loving it, I decided to buy one for myself and my 5 month old goddaughter. Her sleep patterns have kept her parents awake most nights, but after using this as a night light, she is entertained and managing to sleep for longer. Her parents are pleased and very grateful. I would recommend this light to everyone....
Very Cool Light!!!
I bought the Laser Sphere as part of my son's 18th birthday celebration, and it is a brilliant present. My front room was lit up like a firework display and the teenagers were amazed at how good it was. They have even asked me where I bought it from. I love it because it has a calming and relaxing effect when watched. I'm going to buy another for myself, thanks IWOOT for another great product! I have no hesitation in recommending this to everyone.
bedroom chillaxing
Bought this Laser Sphere for my daughter to help her relax before bed. With the dome off it's a pretty good light show, but a bit too bright and distracting to help her sleep. With the dome on it acts as a good night light, except when it turns a sinister red. Good effects for the money.
Truly Nebulous
Didn't know exactly what to expect but glad I bought this. It gives off gorgeous colours and is a stunning nebula. The light displays all over the ceiling and walls at night. Very relaxing and doesn't get repetitive at all. Very impressed and so glad I bought one as a Christmas present!
Love it
Bought this for my son who has Autism, he has it in his dark den and he loves it, it really calms him down which in turn calms down mummy. In fact its so great that I now have to buy one for my daughter. It's great with the dome on but when you take it off, the lights go all over the ceiling and walls.
Got this today, put it on and was in awe! There are some very expensive laser light gadgets out there but before you part with your dough, please take a look at this little baby, it's very relaxing. I was staring at the ceiling and walls like a child watching the first snow of christmas.
What a great gadget!
This Laser Sphere is an absolute must for those geek spacehead moments when only a living room lightshow will do. It's fantastic with the lid on, like you've trapped a magic spell in there and it's trying to get out. But turn your lights off and take the lid off, and there's a psychedelic lightshow on your roof and all around you. At its relatively low price, you just can't miss this. It's great with relaxed tunes in the background.
Excellent gift man!
Bought one for a friends birthday - one of those things she would never buy for herself. While I waited for it to arrive wasn't sure I'd done the right thing....maybe she'd prefer shoes or make-up or something. Fears proved to be totally unfounded - she tells everyone about this amazing globe. It was actually much, much better than I expected - especially with the lid off. With the lid on and a few glasses of wine we were also pretty sure we could see pterodactyls flying around the green gaseous planet! It is extremely relaxing and a good talking point too. I would definitely recommend.
Simply awesome
For the price this Laser Spher is amazing. Get the height right where you stand it, take the top off and you've got a fabulous and very bright laser show with constantly moving colour changing background. This is all projected onto the ceiling or wall (it can be angled up to 45% on its base, which is neat). The LEDs phases between blue and green and the red lasers dance complex patterns slowly round. The whole thing rotates below an uneven crystal surface further diffracting the lightshow. It's mesmerizing and goes perfectly with my massage chair and some ambient music! It's relaxation heaven.
IWOOT - you need a new category...
...which should be 'Stuff That Keeps A 3 Year Old Boy Amused For Hours'. The Laser Sphere is a cracking product, producing a very pleasing green and blue colour shifting cloud with a few red shooting stars thrown in. The phases of green and blue overlap with the red so you get a nice slow colour shift too. The top rotates to keep the clouds and stars moving and positioned correctly (low enough) the light show extends to the walls as well as the ceiling. With the top on, you get a crystal ball like magic lamp, or at least what a crystal ball might look like if they actually existed outside of the world of 'you will meet a tall dark stranger'. A white ceiling and light coloured walls, one duvet and a couple of cushions make for an impromptu star gazing session which will entertain a 3 year old for ages.
Laser Sphere vs laser pod
The Laser Sphere is a nice bit of mood lighting. The light produced with the diffuser off may not cover the same distance as a "laser pod" but the overall light show has a more ambient effect in my opinion. It fills the space with light not just putting spots of colour on some parts of the wall which the "laser pod" does. With the diffuser on its much the same story. Overall my opinion is the "laser sphere" and "laser pod" although producing the effects similar ways are different beasts and fulfill separate needs. The ideal placing for a "laser sphere" would be in a corner of a room as you get 2 walls for light to bounce off close enough to produce strong light. If you have high ceilings this is a must or the effects are very faint.
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A pretty cool lightshow for the price.. i got one today, and was pleasantly surprised when i switched it on :) Under the diffuser globe, it contains 3 red lasers, and 6 LEDs, and a motorised rotating glass disk. The glass disk is covered in lumps which diffract and distort the lasers and LEDs making a colour-changing nebula pattern with red-laser patterns dancing almost randomly on the wall, or on the diffuser globe.


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- Weight:
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Custom-grade ammunition from the factory. Built to the tightest tolerances for peak performance rivaling and sometimes surpassing handloads in many guns. This ammunition is new production, non-corrosive, in boxer primed, reloadable brass cases.
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I …I kinda like it.
Inspired by the comments in today's Halloween Special Crazy Sunshine, a Morning Warmup of Lacie.
I'm sorry you had to see this.
Also every time a reader asks me to draw full-on porn of my characters it sounds just like a dog barking at me to play with it.
No, fuck you dog, go play with yourself somewhere else.
Today's 5 min warmup is a much requested image, the aftermath of this week's comic "Break Down". You can see the comic here.
Welcome to Train Wreck Grumps. Today's Morning Warmup stars internet sensations Egoraptor and JonTron. Check out their new Game Grumps channel here, where they play a whole range of games, have a good grump, and always put a daily smile on my face.
Today's morning warmup is a very quick 7 min sketch of Ulala from Space Channel 5, one of my favourite game series of all time.
It seems lately everyone is forgetting about her original orange and blue design lately. In Sega All Stars Racing, and even the new CapcomxBandaixSega game, she is always in her outfit from SCH5 Part 2.
Still, no complaints here, I love her all the same and will be drawing much more of her!
Today's morning warmup is original Ash from Pokemon!
I remember back in High School my little brother was still in Primary School and nobody would trade Pokemon cards with him, so he would give me the ones he didn't want and I would always come home with a bunch of new shinies he hadn't seen before as I spent every day haggling my friends and trying to bullshit them into believing a non-shiny Jigglypuff was rare.
As requested, Shelbie in a shirt. I know what you guys really wanted to see though!
Shelbie is an original character and cast member of my webcomic Crazy Sunshine!
Today's morning warmup is a 5 minute sketch of Shadow.
Someone reminded me Sonic Adventure 2 is out on XBLA/PSN soon. I am not looking forward to getting all thsoe A Ranks again a second time..!
Original character time! Here's Daifuku wearing a regular pink shirt to cover up the demon living in her belly. Unfortunately his eyes appear on anything that covers her chest. Hope this clears things up for some people!
Today's Morning Warmup, hello! It's Abe from Oddworld, discovering the real ingredient of his workplace's latest delicious treat - his own race in lollypop form!
Morning Warmups take about 10 minutes to draw and are completely from memory. I try to keep them short and sweet, but I would love to draw much more detailed Oddworld fan art in the future!
The classic Oddworld games are incredible. The atmosphere, challenge, and incredible character design are what drew me to the series as a kid. Shame the later games aren't as great!
Try them out if you haven't already!
Morning Warmup time, it's Rhyth/Mew from Jet Set Radio! She didn't turn out as cute as I hoped. Maybe I'll draw her again later, when I don't have a time limit to deal with.
I always seemed to play as her, and while drawing this I realized her coat is almost the spitting image of Peppermint's! Creepy.
I also entered SEGA's graffiti competition for the re-release of JSR, you can check them out here!
Morning Warmups! I am gonna try to do at least one of these a day as an outlet for fan art and Crazy Sunshine extras.
First on the list is Treasure's Dynamite Headdy because it has one of the best soundtracks in all 16-bit gaming history, is one of my favorite games of all time and a huge inspiration on robot/character design and colour schemes.
Expect more Headdy in the future!